Strengthening the credibility of U.S. assurances will require extensive measures, such as a personal guarantee by Trump, a resolution from Congress, and/or a Chinese role in serving as a guarantor of any peace agreement.

In some cases, oil companies have understood the risk climate change posed to their business for decades while spending heavily to undermine the credibility of climate change science and undercut policy efforts to address it.

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